I received an interesting and thoughtful email from my colleague Tim Southerland concerning prayer for children in Europe and around the world:

 ’I’m writing for our prayer emphasis today on children:
 
I saw on the news the young child pulled out of the rubble in Haiti.  The expression of celebration with hands thrown into the air said it all.  I thought of how many children in Europe are under a pile of rubble made up of the destruction of religiosity, post-modernity, or just plain apathy?  How many are lying right now under the rubble of abuse, poverty, or disease?  Are we willing to do everything in our power to rescue them? How many hours and dollars were spent to get the reaction of that one child in Haiti who was rescued? Maybe a better question is how many hours did that child have to wait?  May the Lord give us the tools, the passion, and the strategy to rescue Europe’s kids from the rubble of sin that has buried their culture of innocence.

The crisis in Haiti has helped us to realize once again that the world is a fragile and uncertain place or as Paul would have it, ‘the whole creation groans’. Images from Haiti have dominated the news and media for almost 2 weeks. Relief is starting to reach the country as things become more functional. In a few more weeks the news media will move on but the Haitian people will be coping with this disaster for years.

I am glad to be associated with faith-based organizations and agencies that will remain committed to Haiti for the long term. Many of these agencies were working in Haiti befor the earthquake and have invested years in partnership with the people of Haiti.

As every child in crisis serves to remind us, God had built growing up into human beings. I pray and believe that the child in Tim’s illustration will continue to grow in all that God intends for her. May God grant us the tenacity and perserverance to continue our efforts to see this child and nation come to fullness in the grace of God’s Kingdom.

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 Immanuel – ‘ God with us’

Jesus came with the good news that God is not a God who hides himself, that God is not a God whom only the philosophers may know, that God is the God who at all costs desires to be known, and who in the most costly way has revealed himself to all.

                                                            — From The Mind of Jesus by William Barclay

 Ky, Daniel and I send you greetings and prayers for a wonderful Christmas season. I write this update after returning to Florida after many weeks of travel. We are looking forward to our time as a family over the Christmas holidays and hope you will enjoy Christmas with your loved ones, too.

I have spent most of the last 7 months traveling and have logged about 60,000 domestic air and road miles since beginning itineration in May. This has included over 130 meetings with pastors, business leaders and foundations, speaking in churches and on university campuses.  Many are increasingly aware of the needs of at-risk children and youth around the world. Fundraising has continued to be a challenge but we are making steady progress. In November, God began to open some unique doors to us and as a result we have now raised about 85% of our needed financial commitments. God willing, Ky and I will relocate to Oxford in late March 2010.

Ky has been able to join me on a few of my trips, but continues working in the registrar’s office at Southeastern University. Daniel is finishing his first semester as a junior at Southeastern. He added acting roles in the play, Enemy of the People, and the musical, Jane Eyre, to his theatre repertoire this fall.    

 We appreciate your prayers for the completion of our fund raising and finalizing the many details of making another international move. We will continue travel and speaking until departure.  This particular assignment differs from all previous ones in that Daniel will remain stateside.  We know he will be fine, but please pray for Ky as she will miss him considerably in her day-to-day life.

 These are important days in the work of the Kingdom and God is leading His church into a greater comprehension and response to the vulnerable and marginalized our world. I have been speaking on the theme ‘God’s mission of hope and reconciliation in times of uncertainty’. Recently a friend reminded me of the words of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem written in 1863 during the American Civil War, later set to music as I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day:

We appreciate you and wish you a wonderful holiday season with your friends and family.

 Bill, Ky and Daniel Prevette

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As student sent me these links after seeing a movie from Hillsong United and finding a social conscience stirring within:

http://www.theiheartfilm.com/trailers (the movie website itself)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-OvGqFr-BM (Belo Horizonte , Brazil-a clip of the movie when in Brazil)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1CbCYEn4lg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzSvJM5BDhY (human trafficking story)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObetJf2EE80 (a hillsong video on truth & worship)

http://www.i-heart.org/ (this is a "follow up" website from the video that organizes people to action and to become more aware of social injustices)

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Fall 2009

 Autumn arrived a few days ago; we trust your fall season will be one of spiritual, emotional and physical vigour and welcome new ventures.  May the cooler weather and changing patterns of sunlight remind us of God’s grace in the seasons that shape our lives, families and vocations.

 Itineration: strengthening connections and building networks

Itinerate – ‘To travel from place to place – or on a circuit’

We completed our one year commitment as the ‘Missionaries-in- Residence’ at Southeastern University in May 2009. Working with several hundred bright and eager students preparing for a life of service overseas as missionaries, educators, social workers provided us with a wonderful opportunity to invest in the lives of emerging leaders.  

 In preparation for our next overseas assignment in Oxford, UK and working with children at risk internationally, Bill began the work of ‘missionary itineration’.  Here is a bit of elaboration on the process…

 Bill spent May traveling from Florida to Boston and back again on a four week road trip. This trip set a pattern for what is promising to be a unique itineration. He decided to make an effort to visit all our supporters and churches for a meal or face-to-face meeting. This means more appointments and more time on the road as itineration requires attention to building and strengthening relationships. After meeting with 44 people on the East coast, itineration then led to the Rocky Mountain area to visit churches in Colorado and Utah. This was followed by three weeks in Southern California with 36 meetings. 

 Bill is speaking in churches and conducting workshops for church boards; he has created a seminar entitled ‘Mission as Social Transformation’. Itineration has become something of a qualitative research study as well. We are learning that the recession in America has affected the giving patterns of many churches and there is a cultural shift in how the average church understands and supports long-term international missionaries. By treating this itineration as a learning opportunity, we are building collaborative networks with churches, business people, professors, medical professionals and others that share our vision to work with ministries that focus on marginalized children and families in the Global South.

 A personal tribute from Bill to Ky and Daniel

 I want to acknowledge in this update the contribution that Ky and Daniel make to our ministry. Itineration means weeks away from home for me and this, of course, alters our life together. Ky continues to work at the registrar’s office at Southeastern University while I am traveling. She makes it possible for me to be involved in ministry and available to others while keeping our home life intact.  Daniel is now a junior at SEU; he chose to live at home this semester to help conserve family finances. He is working on campus, has academic and acting scholarships and carries a full load of classes. I am blessed with a family that creates the space and support for missionary itineration.  It is easy to overlook the contribution that a family makes to ministry; I ask you to continue to pray not just for our itineration and fund raising activities but for the health and strength of our family.

 New Website

This newsletter coincides with a complete revision of our PrevetteResearch.net web site. We will be distributing this newsletter in both print and electronic format – the latter via our new blog. If you prefer to receive this newsletter in one format or another – you can let us know via our website contact page. Have a great fall season.

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In Central Florida on March 26th it was 82 degrees and humid. That same day my brother sent me a photograph from his home in Calgary, Alberta – they had shovelled two feet of snow from his driveway. I was reminded how each of us experiences challenges and diverse situations in the changing seasons of life.

These are times of challenge for many and we are thankful for the relationships God has given us. We send this newsletter to friends, family and supporters in North America and around the world. We know many of you pray for our family and we are also praying for yours. Please let us know how we can be praying for you.

Events and milestones in our family and ministry 
Loss of Bill’s Mom 
After battling an aggressive cancer for three months, Bill’s mom passed peacefully into the arms of the Lord on Feb. 3, 2009. Cam Shore Prevette left a tremendous legacy to her two sons, extended family and many friends. At her funeral in Boonville, NC, Bill spoke of his mother’s tremendous capacity to give to everyone she knew. She was a woman of deep commitment and love to her family. One of Cam’s legacies to us was her tenacity and strength of will. She was the sort of woman that always found a way to persevere in midst of life’s situations and challenges. She will be greatly missed in our lives.

Approval for our next overseas assignment We will complete our ‘Missionary in Residence’ assignment at Southeastern University in May. In February, we were officially approved for our next overseas assignment with AGWM. We will be dividing our ministry and energy between two important spheres of influence. 

Bill will invest half his time as a PhD tutor at the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (UK). He will help direct a new program in practice-based research; this means he will be mentoring a number of leaders from Asia, Africa and Europe who are working towards the PhD in Theology and International Development. We will continue our ongoing involvement in Eastern Europe, Cambodia, Thailand and South Asia. This work involves leadership training and development of new projects that assist children, youth and families that are ‘at-risk’ from exploitation, trafficking and poverty.

After May, Bill and Ky will be speaking throughout the US in order to build a budget for the next four years. We hope to be able to return to the field in late 2009 or early 2010. Please let us know if you would like us to visit your church or organization.

Return trip to Cambodia in March

During Spring break at SEU, Bill was invited to return to Cambodia to speak at the Bible School we helped build in 1995 and evaluate some of the childcare projects in the country. The AOG of Cambodia is assisting thousands of children in partnership with Mission of Mercy. The picture was made at Sihanoukville, where AOG operates a children’s home and a Christian school for several hundred children. Bill will be back in Cambodia in 2010.

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Since our last newsletter in May, we have passed through a summer and autumn season here in Lakeland,Florida. I write this the day before Thanksgiving aware that our family has much for which to give thanks. The economic climate in the USA has shifted in recent months, many would say for the worse, yet God remains faithful.

For the most part, Americans will not go hungry this holiday and will enjoy the company of friends and family. In this report we focus on several things that have given us personal hope and encouragement over the last five months. Our prayer for each of you is that you will find both joy and comfort in the good things of the Lord.

Events and milestones in our family and ministry

Completion of PhD in June 2008 Bill successfully defended his PhD thesis at the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies in June. This marked the culmination of six years part-time research in Romania. The Viva Voce (verbal exam) was a three hour discussion of the findings and conclusions of the research. Both the internal and external examiners were satisfied with the results and awarded the mark of ‘A—minimal corrections’. Bill said later, ‘I felt like a 1,000 pounds had been lifted off my shoulders’.

Teaching Missions at Southeastern University

Beginning in August, we took up our role as MIRs (Missionaries in Residence) at SEU. Bill has been teaching 4 full time classes in mission and intercultural studies. Our students are majoring in education, theology, church ministries, business, and social science. Some of you may wonder about the future leadership of the church in America and around the world. We invite you to attend our classes and meet some of these students. They are intelligent, enthusiastic, willing to work long hours, and committed to Christ and His Kingdom. We are working with many students who plan careers in mission and international service. Ky and I met with a group at our home last month who are planning to spend next summer in Jordan and the Middle East (see photo). Our role is to train and mentor students; in many conversations we are reminded of the depth of God’s love for our world as He prepares these gifted young adults for a life of service.

Daniel in ‘Of Mice and Men’

In October, Daniel was cast in the role of ‘Lenny’ in Steinbeck’s well known novella/play. This was the University’s fall production and Daniel’s first major drama role beyond his own improvisations and comedy routines. The President of SEU wrote a note saying, ‘Your son was absolutely terrific in the production Of Mice and Men on Sunday afternoon. I was very impressed with his acting ability!’ Needless to say, we agree with Dr. Rutland’s assessment. Daniel is now a sophomore and is finding his stride with film, acting, and writing. He made a trip to Africa this past summer and will be attending a retreat for 3rd culture kids over Thanksgiving.

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Last year at this time our family was packing and making preparations to move back to the USA after completing a five year term in Romania. There are some who say that time passes more quickly as we add years to our lives; this seems to be true in our experience. In our last newsletter (Christmas 2007), we promised to be ‘back in touch after the holidays.’ Since it is now May we are overdue on communication. As you may recall, we are currently based in Lakeland, Florida so that Bill can teach next year at Southeastern University as a Missionary in Residence (MIR).

Reporting on a PhD thesis in a newsletter or ‘have you got time for a cup of coffee’? 

When our family began full-time missionary work in Thailand 20 years ago, the first 18 months of that assignment were spent in language school. A challenge for any new missionary is to write newsletters to supporters describing the experiences of language learning when, in fact, most of those initial days, weeks and months are spent in lonely and at times frustrating study. These are not exactly the kind of ‘missionary exploits’ one expects to report after moving to a new culture and ministry. Since 1988, our missionary life has taken us to Cambodia, Romania and many other countries. God has been faithful; we have been able to communicate with you many of these experiences.

When we moved to Florida last summer, I (Bill) expected to take 3-4 months to finish writing my PhD thesis for submission to the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies. Having completed the field research over the past five years in Romania, I assumed I would be able to sit down in September and finish the written thesis by February or March at the latest.

‘If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans’. I spent almost seven months writing, editing and rewriting then submitted the thesis to the university on May 13, 2008. I will travel back to Oxford for the verbal defense on June 23rd; I hope to complete the degree by July or August.

How does one describe this sort of work in a missionary newsletter? The parallels to language school are many. These past several months have been both mentally demanding and frustrating. My field research examined faith-based interventions involving children and youth in crisis, a concern that has become central in my life and ministry. The thesis examines how churches and other organizations worked together in Romania following the end of communism in 1990 and through the following decade. In drafting the thesis, I learned that academic writing is not my first love or primary gift. There were many days that I felt I should give up writing and get back to ‘practical ministry’. I am by nature an activist and practitioner, but I determined that the finished thesis was an offering of my time and talents to the Lord.

Pursuing a PhD at 53 years of age is not a typical undertaking for a full-time missionary. In this newsletter I want to say a special thank you to those who have financially supported us, prayed for us, and have made it possible for me to pursue this research. I took on this challenge because I believe that evangelical/Pentecostal churches are making a significant contribution by providing care for children and youth in crisis. It is my conviction that churches and faith-based organizations can improve their practical ministry through a deeper understanding of both the humanity and spiritual nature of children.

Family News

Daniel finished his freshman year at Southeastern University on the Dean’s List. We are extremely proud of the adjustment he has made to college and life in the USA. The photo was taken outside his dorm at Southeastern (www.seuniversity.edu). Daniel worked with a campus television production team, took part in a film competition in Nashville, TN and is pursuing a major in film studies and communication.

During the first several months in Florida, Ky worked as a caregiver to the elderly in the Lakeland area. She was offered a part-time job in the office of the registrar at Southeastern in January. She has especially enjoyed her contact with students and is learning her way in academic administration. She will continue in this role in the coming calendar year as we work with the university. As Missionary in Residence, Bill will teach four classes this fall in missions and theology. We will be working with both undergraduate and graduate students who are considering careers in international work.

Current status and impact on our finances

As a result of the push to finish my doctoral work, I have not been involved in what would be a normal ‘itineration cycle’ for our family. I have not been speaking in supporting churches each weekend and this has impacted our finances. We are aware of the current economic situation facing many churches and families. This has been reflected in our monthly income as a number of churches have written to tell us they can no longer support us.

After completing the degree I will begin itinerating, but until then we are facing a serious shortfall in our monthly income. We remain full-time Assemblies of God missionaries and need to maintain our monthly budget. We are asking those of you who may be able to help us with a special offering at this time to consider doing so. You can give directly by check to AGWM (account number 2275055) or online at www.ag.org through our mission directory site.

If you would like to schedule us to come to your church or speak to your organization please contact us at bill@prevetteresearch.net or 863-816-3633. Additional contact information is below.

Thank you for your continued support and friendship.

Bill and Ky Prevette
8032 Margate Way
Lakeland, FL 33809
Home Phone: 863.816.3633
Cell Phone: 863.513.7378

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Bill and Ky Prevette

We are rapidly coming to the end of a five year term in Romania; our family is experiencing the full range of emotions that accompany a major transition from living overseas. Daniel is preparing to enter university and we are saying goodbye to friends and turning over ministry responsibilities.

When we wrote our Christmas letter in December 2006, we assumed our upcoming ‘home assignment year’ would be in Southern California to reconnect with supporting churches, friends and family. Our plans changed in January when we were invited to come and teach for a year at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida. We flew to Florida in March and interviewed with the dean and faculty. Daniel was offered a scholarship plus an MK discount in his tuition costs. We felt that God was leading us in this direction and decided to accept an MIR (Missionary in Residence) position at SEU from 2008/2009. Bill will spend the next six months completing his PhD and then begin teaching at SEU. He will also travel to speak in our supporting churches. We share with you in this update some of our thoughts and emotions as we prepare to leave Romania.

Ky has worked in the AG Romania Field office our entire term; she spent the first three months of 2007 training a Romanian accountant and another missionary to take over her ‘system’. She left most of her office responsibilities in early April to focus her energies on preparing for the move. In a recent letter to a missionary colleague she wrote:

I would think that with 20+ years of missionsservice, four countries and five international moves behind me (not counting all the ‘little incountry’ changes of housing, offices and schools) I would be totally at ease with the chaos of moving. But the truth is, I find myself generally flustered with all the details of sorting/selling/shipping…finding a new home in the USA via internet…making university financial plans… emotionally processing the upcoming empty nest…and trying to build a “raft" according to all the suggested ‘transition principles’ we’ve been taught in calmer times. Sometimes I have it together, but more often I don’t maybe it would be better to just throw up my hands and get on a plane! Thank you for praying for us. When the dust settles, I’ll let you know how it all worked out.

Daniel has excelled in his last year of high school; he was accepted at two universities in California before deciding to attend SEU. He plans to study communication, theatre and writing and is looking forward to starting a new phase of life. He made these comments when asked about the upcoming move: 

This move is going to offer some really awesome opportunities, as well as some serious challenges. However, like most MK’s, I tend to look forward to transitions with a sense of adventure and expectation. I have long believed that the toughest ‘mission field’ might be the USA, so I approach our move with determination and a willingness to adapt to a new culture with a southern twang and biscuits. The last few months in Bucharest have had their trials, mostly due to a crippling case of ‘senioritis’, but I have come to realize that finding my niche in America will be determined in part by how well I leave with my niche here. I will be replacing high school in the city blocks of Bucharest with college life in the humidity of Florida and I look forward it.

In February, Bill returned from a three week residency in Oxford and began handing over his leadership responsibilities with the Romania Field fellowship. These last few months he has dedicated more hours each week towards writing his doctoral thesis but continues to work with several ministries and provide pastoral leadership at our international church. In an email to our area director he said:

These last few months have been something of an emotional roller coaster. I have enjoyed working with our Bible Schools, Teen Challenge, Bucharest Christian Academy, and the International Church I don’t think I fully appreciated the many ways that God had allowed me to serve here until I started having to say goodbye. Taking more time for writing [the thesis] has been a challenge; as you know I enjoy spending time with people and mentoring younger leaders in ministry. Writing is much more isolated and not what I consider my primary gift. I am hopeful that on completion of the degree I will be able to make a meaningful contribution to others who are working with churches, children and youth at risk.

As we complete this term, we are especially mindful of the continued faithfulness of friends and supporters. Transition is not especially easy but it forces us to reflect on what has transpired.

We have made some lasting friendships in Romania, thank you for allowing us to represent you. We look forward to seeing many of you over the next couple of years while we are home to reconnect.

If you would like have us speak at your church or missions event please contact Ky at Ky@prevetteresearch.net.

Our mailing address in the USA, effective on June 20, 2007, will be :

8032 Margate Way, Lakeland, Florida, 33809.

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Seasons Greetings from the Prevette Family in Bucharest

Winter can be a demanding season here in Romania, not everyone appreciates it. Parker Palmer, in his wonderful little book Let Your Life Speak, says that not everyone can appreciate the discipline that winter offers. This is our fifth winter and Christmas in Bucharest, we have become acclimatized to Eastern European winters.

We took this photo about two blocks from Daniel’s school, I told our family that most years we are standing by a Christmas tree in a nice warm house – this year I wanted to send something to all our friends that said: ‘yes, we live in Bucharest and we hope you have a great Christmas where you live.’ 

We have yet to receive our first winter snow but the trees are bare and the city is grey and cold. I am reminded by Palmer that despite the apparent dormancy of living things like the trees and grass, nature is not dead in the winter – it has gone underground to prepare itself for renewal and new life that will come forth next spring. Winter brings a time of clarity, it means taking time to appreciate the events of the year that has passed, remembering in the stillness offered by cold winter days that we often to do not realize how close God is to each of us, as close as our breath.

There is of course an important event we celebrate in winter, the coming of God in Christ to earth as both child and King. Jesus came to bring life and to bring it in abundance, something we do well to remember when we are faced with the challenges of living in a broken world. This week, Ky and I read something in our Advent guide that we wanted to share with you, we trust that you will draw strength from God’s initiative towards you and your loved ones.

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Touches the Whole of Creation
Somehow I realized that songs, music, good feelings, beautiful liturgies, nice presents, big  dinners, and many sweet words do not make Christmas. Christmas is saying “yes” to something beyond all emotions and feelings. Christmas is saying “yes” to a hope based on God’s initiative, which has nothing to do with what I think or feel. Christmas is believing that the salvation of the world is God’s work and not mine. Things will never look just right or feel just right. If they did, someone would be lying. But it is into this broken world that a child is born who is called Son of the Most  High, Prince of Peace, Savior.
- Henry J.M. Nouwen, The Road to Daybreak

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Bill and Ky Prevette
Serving AGWM in Bucharest, Romania

Cooler Weather and the Rush of Autumn

Our son, Daniel, will be 18 years old on October 8th; his birthday arrives each year in the midst of many autumn activities. As I write this newsletter, the leaves are changing, the nights are cooler and we are enjoying a welcome respite from the heat of the Bucharest summer. We enjoy this season in

Romania before winter comes and quickly covers the city with snow and ice from late November through early March. Here are some of our ministry highlights over the past few months:

May – June

Bill taught two intensive courses in mission and ministry in Oradea and Constanta, Romania. Please pray concerning renovation of an older building for the Bible School in Constanta. This school has a number of graduates that are working crossculturally with Turkish and Gypsy families. The Romanian Assemblies of God celebrated its 10th year anniversary in May with a number of guests visiting from the USA. AG missionaries from Southeastern Europe gathered in Greece for a retreat and our family enjoyed this time with the extended ‘missionary family’. In mid June, Daniel travelled solo to the US for summer work in Oakhurst, CA and was able to see family and visit university campuses with Ky in August.

July – August

Ky and Bill ‘held the fort’ here in Bucharest as a number of our AG colleagues went on furlough in June. We worked in our field offices, continued to give oversight to several Missionary Associates, assisted Teen Challenge and the International Church. Thank you for praying for Bucharest International Christian Assembly. We mentioned in earlier correspondence that this church went through a difficult transition in early 2006 and by mid-summer was returning to health. We have been involved in teaching, preaching, meeting with the leadership and helping the church through this change. Ky spent a few weeks with family in California in August and Bill worked for three weeks at the Oxford Center for Mission Studies continuing his part-time doctoral research.

September

Daniel began his last year of high school in Bucharest in late August and the pace of our lives seemed to accelerate with every day of the month. Bill was asked to continue serving as school board chairman for Bucharest Christian Academy and as the country moderator for the AG field fellowship in Romania. Each weekend found him speaking around the country at leadership conferences with university leaders one week, secondary students from BCA the next, and mission leaders from the Pentecostal Union the third. Ky began to train her replacement in the field business office and restarted her international women’s bible study. She has also been serving on an area-wide committee to bring “Movements of Grace” to AG missionary women at a retreat in October. We also participated in the dedication of two new ministry facilities in Bucharest where the Assemblies of God has been a significant partner. We hosted our field director, Greg Mundis, for the dedication of the new Casa Agar, a home for the mothers at risk of child abandonment operated by Touched Romania and Raegan Glugosh. This weekend Bill will participate in a gathering of 200+ emerging leaders and will be speaking on ‘Ethics and Education – the Role of the Church in the EU’. If you have not heard the news, Romania will be admitted to the European Union in January of 2007.

A Word from Ky – the “Business Manager” in the Prevette Household:

I live in a house filled with books…my grandfather would be so pleased! He was a man that loved learning and knew that books opened the door to new worlds, new ideas, and new possibilities. That’s exactly what some of the books in our house are doing – beckoning to new horizons, showing new depths, and launching us into heavenly realms… Why so many books you ask? I am the wife of a scholar, the mother of a student and I am the family ‘book keeper’! When our family walks down the streets of Bucharest I am flanked by two “pillars of learning” and I have my own brand of knowledge to add to the mix. Without a doubt, I am an academically blessed and rich woman, but at the same time, our family ‘books’ show that we need to ask for your help to order to complete the next year.

For those of you who may not know, we have decided to extend our current term for a fifth year of service in Romania. There are several reasons for this. One is to see Daniel graduate from high school on the mission field with students he knows. The second reason is, we were asked by our AGWM leadership to provide senior missionary/country coordinator oversight for our younger, still-growing-in-experience, Bucharest based colleagues. We are willing to do this, but unforeseen tuition hikes, increased cost of living due to Romania’s plan to enter the European Union, and our own AGWM system based on the normal, four year term will put our 00 (missionary work account) $16,000 into the red before June 2007.

Are you able to help us remain in place this last year? We will need additional financial help by January, 2007. Rather than leave the field, we are asking if you would be willing to make a one-time, special offering to our mission 00 (work budget) account. Perhaps your church’s mission emphasis this fall or winter will generate extra funds. Please pray and consider making an offering towards our account (#227505 5). 

If you don’t have extra finances available, would you please pray that someone else will? Your support and interest have sustained us over many years and several fields and we appreciate you greatly. We come to you with this further request hoping that we won’t be packing our ‘books and belongings’ too early!

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